Mimetite

  
Variety Campylite
Origin: Dry Gill mine, Cumberland, England
Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm, with 3 mm crystals
 
  
Origin: Tsumeb, Otavi-Berland, Namibia
Sample size: 3.5 x 2 x 2 cm, needle-like crystals to 2.5 mm
 
     
 
  
Origin: Tsumeb, Otavi-Bergland, Namibia
Sample size: top 10 x 5 x 3 cm, crystals to 8 mm, bottom crystals 2-4 mm
 
     
 
Origin: Hat Yai Province, Thailand
Sample size: top 4.5 x 2 x 3 cm, crystals 7 mm, bottom 5 x 5 x 3 cm, crystals to 5 mm
 
  
Origin: Mt. Bonnie mine, Grove Hill, Northern Territory, Australia
Sample size: left 1.5 cm crystal, right 1.2 x 0.7 cm crystal
 
  
Mimetite with malachite
Origin: Mt. Bonney, South Australia, Australia
Sample size: 4 x 2 x 3cm with fine yellow crystals to 1 mm
 
  
Origin: Mt. Bonney, South Australia, Australia
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 1 cm covered with yellow crystals to 1 mm

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  
 
  
 
  
  
 
  
Origin: near Huo Zhou City, Guangxi Province, China
Sample size: 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm (top), 2 x 2 x 1 cm (2nd row left), 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.25 cm (2nd row right), 2.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm (3rd/4th row), 6 x 3.5 x 3 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Origin: Magnet Mine, Tasmania, Australia
Sample size: unknown
Sample owner: Brian Carney
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Sorrell

Crocoite.com

 

Origin: Mt Bonnie Mine, Grove Hill, Northern Territory, Australia
Sample size: 12 mm crystal
Sample owner: Vic Cloete
 
A small cluster of yellow mimetite on a reddish clay base
Origin: New Cobar Mine, Cobar, Cobar, Robinson Co., New South Wales, Australia
Sample size:  field of view 2 mm
Sample owner:  Vic Cloete
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Vic Cloete 

 

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